Toy automobile with windshield wiper



Jan. 12, 1954 v. STACCONE ET AL 2,665,520

TOY AUTOMOBILE WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER Filed May 9, 1950 IN V EN TOR. WLENT/NE STAGCONE 4N0 FRANK AMIGO ATTORNEY r Patented Jan. 12, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WIPER Valentine S taccone and Frank Aniico; Rochester, N. Y.

ApplieaticnMay sigistoi Serial no. 160316" mass. (01.46-204) The presentinvention relates to toys, andmore especially to toy automobiles. V

Children like toys whi'cl ihave someoper'ating parts; and they like the operating partsto silhu-- late the operating parts of real; run-size auto mobiles. v g I A primary object of thepres'entinverition is to provide a toy automobile having windshield wipers which in appearance 'operation siinu latethe windshield wipersof a real automobile.

Another object of theinvention is to provide a toy automobile having devices thereon which simulate windshield Wipers and which are operated by the movement of the toy.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent hereinafter from the specification and from the recital of the appended'clairns'.

In the drawing: I

Fig. l is a part siaeelevation, part longitudinal sectional view of a toy automobile built according to one embodiment of this invention; J

Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the of Fig. 1, looking in'the'dir'eetion' of thefarrows, and showing the windshield wiper members: at the extremities of their respective movements in one direction;

Fig .B-is a section on the line 3--3 of Fig. 1 on an enlarged scale, lookinginthe direction oi the arrows, and showing the operating mechanism for the windshield wipers in one position;

Fig. 4 is a section, similar to Fig. 2, but showing the windshield wipers and the operating mechanism therefor in another position; and

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3 but showing the operating mechanism for the windshield wipers in another position.

Referring now to the drawings by numerals of reference, It indicates the body of a toy automobile. This may be made of metal or a suitable plastic. The toy is provided with front wheels I I and rear wheels l2. The front wheels II are secured adjacent opposite ends of an axle H) which may be journaled in the frame ID in a convenient manner. The rear wheels I2 are secured at opposite ends of an axle I4 that is journaled in two parallel brackets [5 which depend from the roof portion It of the frame of the car at the rear thereof and which may be integral with this roof portion. The axle M is provided with an offset portion [8 which operates the Windshield wiper mechanism.

The car is provided with simulated windows along the sides, simulating the windows of a real car. It is also provided with Windshields 2|, simulating the Windshields of a real car. The

21 windows and indshields be made of glass but for cheaper toy'mo'dels the simulated windows and Windshields may be simply pressedin-portions of the car body.

I In either' event,j tl'iere are two wiperarmsf Z5 providedfor simulating wiping ofthe'windshiefld's; These wiper armsin the preferred embodiment of the invention illustrated areintegrar with wire operating rodsyZiiz The wire rods 2t. extfen'd' through'holes 28 in the car'bo'dy' i'fi and t'h'G'Wl er arms 25 are terminal right ang'ular b'ends'attne forward extremitiesof thewirerod'sa Theitwo' wire rods- 26' diverge from one' another back off the Windshields and inwardly of thecar'bbdy it and are inclineddownwardly toward 'therfe'ar" axle I 4. Each is provided with an offset portion 29' adjacent its rearend that is adapted to be engagedby the offsetporti'qnit -of the rearaxle I' l asfthe rear axle M revolves; The wire rods 28 ar'e'journaled at their rear extremities inthe body of the car and are fiatted off asfihd'ibatedat 30, after they h-avebeeri assembled in'the' car body, to prevent their being detached from the car.

Extendingtransversely of the car body near the rear axle t4 and slightly abovejthe same is a wire rod 35; This limits thedewri-w'ar'd movement of the operatingwire rdds"26 under force or gravity as the-.tlirow'p'ort Wei the shaft It rotates'from the positionshowri Figs-sands to the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3. This limiting of the downward movement of the throwportions 29 of the Wire rods 26 is an important feature of the invention. because, if the rods 28 were left free to follow the throw portion i8 of the rear axle M by gravity, they would become locked in their down positions, and it would be impossible for the throw portion 48 to move them upwardly again. Instead, at their downward positions they come to rest on the rod 35, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3, so that when the throw portion l8 of the rear axle rises again, the throw portions 29 of the rods 26 are picked up by the throw portion [8 of the rear axle, and the rods are rocked upwardly to the position shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

As the toy is rolled along, then, it will be seen that the throw portion I 8 of the rear axle will engage the throw portions 29 of the wire rods 25, rocking them up to the position shown in Figs. 4 and 5, swinging the wiper blades 25 to the positions shown in Fig. 4. As the car rolls further, the shaft M will continue to rotate, moving the offset, throw portion [8 downward. The oifset, throw portions 29 of the wire rods 26 will follow by gravity this downward movement of the shaft,

thereby swinging the wiper blades 25 to the positions shown in Fig. 2. When the offset, throw portions 29 of the rods 26 rest on the transverse rod 35, however, the downward movement of the offset portions 29 of the rods 26 will cease. From this point on, until the throw portion 18 of the rear axle returns into engagement with the rods 29 again, the windshield wipers. will be stationary. It will be seen, then, that the windshield blades will swing back and forth as the car is rolled along, simulating the action of realwindshield wipers on a real automobile.

While the simulated windshield wipers are shown as operated from the rear axle, it will be understood that they might also be operated from the front axle. It will be understood, also, that, if desired, provision can be made to throw the simulated windshield wipers out of operation should the child want to have the toy automobile run along without operating the simulated wipers. For this purpose rod 35 may, for instance, be made rotatable in the frame l0 and may be provided with an offset so that when the rod is rotated to one position, rods 28 will be moved out of the range of movement of the throw portion I8 of the rear axle I4 and so will not be operated thereby.

In general, then it may be said that while the invention has been described in connection with a specific embodiment thereof, it will be understood that it is capable of further modification, and this application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention following, in general, the principles of the invention and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the art to which the invention pertains and as may be applied to the essential features hereinbefore set forth and as fall within the scope of the invention or the limits of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is:

1. In a toy automobile, the combination with a body, a simulated windshield on the body, an axle journaled in the body transversely thereof, and a pair of wheels secured to the outer ends of said axle, said axle having a parallel, offset portion between its ends forming a crank, of a rigid, one-piece wire rod extending longitudinally of the body and journaled adjacent its ends in the body and having an arm integral therewith at one end thereof which is movable across said windshield and which simulates a wiper, said rod having a parallel offset portion between its ends, which is adapted to be engaged by the offset portion of said axle, as the axle rotates, and means for limiting movement of the offset portion of the rod downwardly under force of gravity.

2. In a toy automobile, the combination with a body, a simulated windshield on the body, an axle journaled in the body transversely thereof, and a pair of wheels secured to the outer ends of the axle, said axle having a parallel, offset portion between its ends forming a crank, of a pair of rigid, single-piece wire rods extending longitudinally of the body and journaled adjacent their ends in the body, each of said rods having an arm integral therewith at one end thereof which is movable across said windshield and which simulates a wiper, each of said rods having a parallel, oifset portion between its ends which is adapted to be engaged by the offset portion of the axle as the axle rotates, and a rod mounted in the body transversely thereof adjacent to said axle in position to engage the offset portions of the rods to limit downward movement thereof under force of gravity.

VALENTINE STACCONE. FRANK AMIGO.

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